Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos
Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos is an archaeological site in Sparti, Laconia. Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos is situated nearby to the ruins Two niched building, as well as near Greek Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Sparta and Temple of Artemis Orthia.
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Museum
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Sparta, founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, Greece that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia. Archaeological Museum of Sparta is situated 1¼ km southeast of Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos.
Temple of Artemis Orthia
Ruins
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. Temple of Artemis Orthia is situated 1 km east of Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos.
Menelaion
Archaeological site
The Menelaion is an archaeological site in Laconia, Greece, located approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The geographical structure of this site includes a hill complex. The archaic name of the place is mentioned as Therapne. Menelaion is situated 3½ km southeast of Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sparta and Magoula.
Sparta
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Sparta is a city and municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley.
Magoula
Suburb
Magoula is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city.
Kladas
Village
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Kladas is a small village which is located about 5 kilometers north of the city of Sparta and belongs to the municipality of Sparta. The village was named after Krokodeilos Kladas, a medieval Greek military leader. Kladas is situated 3 km north of Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos.
Sanctuary of Athena Chalkioikos
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.0827° or 37° 4′ 58″ northLongitude
22.42338° or 22° 25′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8G943CMF+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 1448624898OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Two niched building and Greek Theatre.
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